Tyneside tech firm Atlas Cloud snaps up legal specialist

A TYNESIDE tech firm has expanded further into the legal services industry through the acquisition of a London based business.

- COREENA FORD

Newcastle company Atlas Cloud, which specialises in delivering cloud-based IT solutions, has snapped up Islington-based Challow Design Network Services Limited amid moves to boost its geographical footprint.

The deal has been carried out for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition will also see the city centre-based managed services and cyber security services provider expand its offering into the legal services sector, as well as increase its capacity to service larger clients.

Challow, which has its offices near Kings Cross, is a niche IT services provider for barristers' chambers and law firms, with its solution aligning firms and chambers with the Government's Cyber Essentials scheme.

Atlas Cloud bosses said the combined company will allow Challow to widen its solution for the legal sector, while also merging Atlas Cloud’s cyber security division to incorporate Cyber Essentials accreditations and services under one roof.